The United States holiday of Thanksgiving is generally understood to be inspired by the harvest feast celebrated by the citizens of Plymouth Colony (later known as pilgrims) and the Native Americans of the Wampanoag Confederacy in the fall of 1621. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1646/thanksgiving-day-a-brief-history/ #History #EuropeanColonizationoftheAmericas #Mourt'sRelation #PlymouthColony

William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation is the first-hand account of the voyage of the ship Mayflower, founding of Plymouth Colony in modern-day Massachusetts, and the further colonization of the region of the United States now known as New England, written between 1630-1651 CE and covering the period c. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1634/excerpts-from-bradfords-of-plymouth-plantation/ #History #Mayflower #MayflowerCompact #PlymouthColony

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Squanto (l. https://www.worldhistory.org/Squanto/ #History #Hobbamock #Massasoit #PlymouthColony

Squanto (l. c. 1585-1622 CE) was the Native American of the Patuxet tribe who helped the English settlers of Plymouth Colony (later known as pilgrims) survive in their new home by teaching them how to plant crops, fish, and hunt.https://www.worldhistory.org/Squanto/ #Hobbamock #Massasoit #PlymouthColony #History

Of Plymouth Plantation (also known as History of the Plymouth Plantation and William Bradford's Journal, written 1630-1651 CE) is the first-hand account of William Bradford (l. 1590-1657 CE), second governor of the Plymouth Colony (1620-1691 CE) relating the events leading to his congregation of religious separatists (later known as pilgrims) leaving Europe for North America, their voyage aboar...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1633/of-plymouth-plantation-brief-summary--history/ #Mayflower #PlymouthColony #WilliamBradford

Squanto (l. c. 1585-1622 CE) was the Native American of the Patuxet tribe who helped the English settlers of Plymouth Colony (later known as pilgrims) survive in their new home by teaching them how to plant crops, fish, and hunt. He is also known as interpreter between the colonists and the Native Americans of the Wampanoag Confederacy led by the chief Ousamequin, better known by his title Sach...https://www.worldhistory.org/Squanto/ #Hobbamock #Massasoit #PlymouthColony

Do you have ancestors who arrived on the Mayflower? If so which immigrants do you descend from? List them below and meet your distant cousins for today #HappyThanksgiving #happythanksgiving2022 #Geneadons #Genealogy #Histodons #PlymouthColony #Histodons #GenealogySurvey

From 39.4 miles away from #Plymouth #Massachusetts I am wishing all of you a very #HappyThanksgiving    - I am thankful for your comments, reposts and friendship all year long. My warmest wishes to all my fellow #Geneadons and #Histodons and your family! #Genealogy #1621 #History #PlymouthColony